The Metropolitan Museum of Art - <i>Byzantium and Islam</i> Exhibition Bloghttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blogThis blog accompanied the special exhibition Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition, on view March 14&ndash;July 8, 2012.en-USArts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://www.metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpgThe Metropolitan Museum of Art - <i>Byzantium and Islam</i> Exhibition Bloghttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/bloghttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/a-final-notehttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/a-final-noteA Final Note<p>Research Associate Brandie Ratliff offers some final thoughts on the <em><a href="/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam">Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</a></em> exhibition (on view March 14–July 8, 2012).</p>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:49:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/looking-closer/posts/ivory-panelshttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/looking-closer/posts/ivory-panelsIvory Panels<p>Annie Labatt looks closely at ivory panels from Jordan, as part of blog for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition (on view March 14–July 8, 2012).</p>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:40:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-registrarhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-registrarInterview with the Registrar<p>Annie Labatt interviews Registrar Aileen Chuk about her work on the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition (on view March 14–July 8, 2012).</p>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:39:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/figurineshttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/figurinesFigurines in the Mediterranean<p>Alzahraa Khallaf Ahmed discusses Mediterranean figurines, as part of the blog for the exhibition <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> (on view March 14&ndash;July 8, 2012).</p>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:35:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/mosaicshttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/mosaicsMosaics as History: The Near East from Late Antiquity to Islam by G. W. Bowersock <p>Annie Labatt reviews the book <em><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=iNLl4_GswQoC">Mosaics as History: The Near East from Late Antiquity to Islam</a></em> by G. W. Bowersock for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:33:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/the-messagehttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/the-messageThe Message: The Story of Islam, Directed by Mustapha al-'Aqqad<p>Alzahraa Khallaf Ahmed discusses the 1976 film <em>The Message: The Story of Islam</em> directed by Mustapha al-'Aqqad, as part of the blog for the exhibition <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> (on view March 14&ndash;July 8, 2012).</p>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:24:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-objects-conservatorhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-objects-conservatorInterview with the Objects Conservator<p>Annie Labatt interviews Pete Dandridge, Conservator and Administrator, The Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation, about his work for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition (on view March 14–July 8, 2012).</p>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:11:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/byzantinehttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/byzantineByzantine, adj.: The Evolution of a Word<p>Grace Labatt writes about today's usage of the word "byzantine," for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition (on view March 14–July 8, 2012) blog.</p>
Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:22:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/inscribed-garmentshttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/inscribed-garmentsEarly Islamic Textiles: Inscribed Garments<p>Writing for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog, Nazanin Hedayat Munroe explains the development of inscriptions on early Islamic garments.</p>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:56:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/sacred-trashhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/sacred-trashSacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole<p>Yitzchak Schwartz reviews the book <em><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=PAEuxkTd6sUC">The Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza </a></em> by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>
Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:56:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/saint-barthttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/saint-bartSaint Bart's and Hildreth Meière<p>Annie Labatt explores the Byzantine influence on twentieth-century mosaics in New York, as part of the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:11:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/looking-closer/posts/persian-riding-coathttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/looking-closer/posts/persian-riding-coatThe Persian-Style Riding Coat<p>Nazanin Hedayat Munroe looks closer at a Persian-style riding coat for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:07:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/judaismhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/judaismJudaism During the Byzantine Period<p>Writing for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog, Yitzchak Schwartz offers a brief summary of Judaism during the Byzantine period.</p>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:19:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-researcherhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-researcherInterview with the Research Associate<p>Annie Labatt interviews Research Associate Brandie Ratliff about her work on the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition (on view March 14–July 8, 2012) and catalogue.</p>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:33:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/sisters-of-sinaihttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/sisters-of-sinaiThe Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels by Janet Martin Soskice<p>Annie Labatt reviews the book <em><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=RU_nrKh5QKgC">The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels</a></em> by Janet Martin Soskice for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:25:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/scripthttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/scriptScripts in Development<p>Hannah Korn explains what the study of handwriting can tell us about the development of script and writing, for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:26:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/looking-closer/posts/annunciation-silkhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/looking-closer/posts/annunciation-silkChristian Imagery on Silk Textiles: The Annunciation Silk <p>Nazanin Hedayat Munroe looks closer at the Annunciation Silk for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:49:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/fashionhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/fashionFashion and Style in Byzantium<p>Writing for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog, Nazanin Hedayat Munroe discusses fashion and style in Byzantium.</p>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:39:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/san-vitalehttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/san-vitaleDress Styles in the Mosaics of San Vitale<p>Nazanin Hedayat Munroe explains how the mosaics of San Vitale provide information about Byzantine fashion, for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:38:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/material-matters/posts/woven-silkhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/material-matters/posts/woven-silkWoven Silk<p>Writing for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog, Nazanin Hedayat Munroe discusses the rise in popularity of silk textiles in Byzantium.</p>
Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:58:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/griffithhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/book-club/posts/griffithThe Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam by Sidney H. Griffith<p>Heather Badamo reviews the book <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=-p66UJWB3WIC"><em>The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque</em></a> by Sidney H. Griffith for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:57:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/where-in-the-world/posts/dome-of-the-rockhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/where-in-the-world/posts/dome-of-the-rockThe Dome of the Rock<p>Anastassiia Botchkareva describes the Dome of the Rock, one of the most emblematic architectural landmarks in the history of Islamic culture, for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog.</p>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:36:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/characters/posts/abd-al-malikhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/characters/posts/abd-al-malikAbd al Malik ibn Marwan<p>Writing for the exhibition blog <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> (on view March 14&ndash;July 8, 2012), Yitzchak Schwartz introduces Abd al Malik ibn Marwan, who commissioned the Dome of the Rock.</p>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/costume-styleshttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/costume-stylesCostume Styles<p>Writing for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog, Annie Labatt discusses how people dressed in different regions of the Byzantine and early Islamic eastern Mediterranean.</p>
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:35:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/where-in-the-world/posts/hammam-lifhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/where-in-the-world/posts/hammam-lifSynagogue at Hammam Lif, Tunisia<p>Writing for the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition blog, Yitzchak Schwartz discusses the the Hammam Lif synagogue.</p>
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:00:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/characters/posts/walid-iihttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/characters/posts/walid-iiWalid II<p>In a blog post accompanying the exhibition <a href="/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium%20and%20islam"><em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em></a> (on view March 14&ndash;July 8, 2012), Betsy Williams discusses the reputation of Walid II.</p>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:00:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/saint-catherinehttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/saint-catherineConservation of the Sixth-Century Mosaics at the Church of the Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai<p>Stephanie Caruso details the recent conservation of the sixth-century mosaics at the Monastery of Saint Catherine, for the <a href="/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam"><em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em></a> exhibition (on view March 14&ndash;July 8, 2012) blog.</p>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:00:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/where-in-the-world/posts/qasr-al-mshattahttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/where-in-the-world/posts/qasr-al-mshattaQasr al-Mshatta<p>Betsy Williams writes about Qasr al-Mshatta for the <a href="/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam"><em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em></a> exhibition (on view March 14&ndash;July 8, 2012) blog.</p>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:14:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/byzantium-and-hip-hophttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/cultural-connections/posts/byzantium-and-hip-hopByzantium and . . . Hip-Hop?<p>Grace Labatt writes about the first "Byzantine hip-hop" artist in New York City, in conjunction with the exhibition <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> (on view March 14–July 8, 2012).</p>
Thu, 31 May 2012 15:40:00 -0400http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-conservatorhttp://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/about/posts/interview-with-the-conservatorInterview with the Textile Conservator<p>Annie Labatt interviews textile conservator Kathrin Colburn about her work on the <em>Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition</em> exhibition (on view March 14–July 8, 2012).</p>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:18:00 -0400